PSU Ski Teams place second and third in GS at Wildcat

PINKHAM NOTCH, N.H. - The Plymouth State University
women's alpine ski team finished runner-up and the Panther men took
third Friday in a giant slalom event at the Boston College/Brown
University Winter Carnival at Wildcat Mountain.

The Panther women placed second out of 10 schools, while the PSU
men took third among nine teams. Both Plymouth State teams
are now in second place overall in the MacConnell Division season
standings with one race remaining.

PSU had three skiers finish in the top 10 in the women's race,
which included 72 competitors. Junior Alyssa
Deane (Casper, Wyo.) and freshman Kait
Pawlak (North Windham, Vt.) were the top Panther finishers
in seventh and eighth place, respectively, and sophomore
Erin Fletcher (Franconia, N.H.) was
10th.

It was another strong day for sophomore Peter
Ostroski (Intervale, N.H./Kennett), who was the top
Panther finisher in the men's race. He captured fifth place
among the 68 racers, continuing his streak of finishing in the top
six in all nine races this season, all 19 regular season races in
his career, and 22 of 23 overall, including regional and national
championships.

The regular season concludes Saturday with a slalom race at Wildcat
Mountain. The top five teams in the MacConnell Division after
Saturday's races will advance to the Eastern Regional championships
on Feb. 21-22 at Waterville Valley.